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Sonora, (sculpture). Artist:  Black, David Evans, 1928- , sculptor. Steelcon, fabricator. Title:  Sonora, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Dedicated July 4, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 25 x 43 x 18 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract, open pavilion or temple sculpture with forms derived from the surrounding Tucson landscape and southwestern Native American imagery. The sculpture is painted red-orange, and has a welded, walk-under, cantilevered structure incorporating sweeping curves, an intricate "weave" of zig-zag beams reminiscent of Indian basketry, and bird-like columns. A pyramidal crown, inspired by the Tucson mountains, tops the sculpture. Rounded benches are designed as an integral part of the sculpture, inviting visitors to enter and linger. Subject:  Abstract Landscape -- Arizona -- Tucson Landscape -- Desert -- Sonora Desert Landscape -- Mountain Ethnic -- Indian -- Anasazi Architecture -- Classical -- Temple Architecture -- Religious -- Temple Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson Bench Sculpture Owner:  City of Tucson, Library Department, 101 North Stone Avenue, Main Library Plaza, Tucson, Arizona 85701 Remarks:  The sculpture cost $150,000 and was paid for under the One Percent for Arts program administered by the Tucson/Pima Arts Council. According to the artist, the sculpture draws on motifs from the nearby landscape and southwest Indian art, such as Anasazi pottery. The artist envisioned his sculpture as a public gathering place or performance site. He states, "Temples, being the center of activity and life, housed the earliest libraries. The temple suggestion is significant,...in that the first libraries...housed...the heart of the earliest civilizations." The sculpture "is designed as a welcoming portal or temple-like pavilion to the plaza and the library." For related reading see Sculpture 11 (May-June 1992): pg. 47. IAS files contain articles from the Arizona Daily Star, July 5, 1991, pg. E19; and the Tucson Weekly, July 17-July 23, 1991, pg. 26. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Arizona Daily Star, July 5, 1991, pg. E19. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS AZ000570   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000570 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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